diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 4de6effa4..be9afd3ae 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -508,6 +508,15 @@ def addEmoji(baseDir: str, wordStr: str,
     return True
 
 
+def tagExists(tagType: str, tagName: str, tags: {}) -> bool:
+    """Returns true if a tag exists in the given dict
+    """
+    for tag in tags:
+        if tag['name'] == tagName and tag['type'] == tagType:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
 def addMention(wordStr: str, httpPrefix: str, following: str,
                replaceMentions: {}, recipients: [], tags: {}) -> bool:
     """Detects mentions and adds them to the replacements dict and
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 01d8b9fd6..0d3715013 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ from utils import votesOnNewswireItem
 from utils import removeHtml
 from media import attachMedia
 from media import replaceYouTube
+from content import tagExists
 from content import removeLongWords
 from content import addHtmlTags
 from content import replaceEmojiFromTags
@@ -801,7 +802,8 @@ def createPostBase(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
                 isPublic = True
                 break
         for tagName, tag in hashtagsDict.items():
-            tags.append(tag)
+            if not tagExists(tag['type'], tag['name'], tags):
+                tags.append(tag)
             if isPublic:
                 updateHashtagsIndex(baseDir, tag, newPostId)
         print('Content tags: ' + str(tags))
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 8329152d2..fc8d9d739 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ def testReplyToPublicPost() -> None:
                          "@ninjarodent@rat.site This is a test.",
                          False, False, False, True,
                          None, None, False, postId)
-    print(str(reply))
+    # print(str(reply))
     assert reply['object']['content'] == \
         '<p><span class=\"h-card\">' + \
         '<a href=\"https://rat.site/@ninjarodent\" ' + \